All posts by Pete Muldoon
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FROM OUR READERS
Backroom Deals Last week Jackson Town Council changed direction at the last moment and amended the District 2 LDRs to add short-term rentals to the bonus FARs, which would add between 1.1 and 2.4 million square feet...
- Posted June 28, 2016
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GUEST OPINION: Jackson’s Homeless Need Help
Government leaders should reconsider allowing camping in town as a temporary means to house displaced workforce. JACKSON HOLE, WY – On Monday, Jackson Town Council briefly took up the idea of providing some short-term relief to the...
- Posted May 17, 2016
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GUEST OPINION: Zombie Politics
A lobbying group’s agenda would only exacerbate the housing crisis. JACKSON HOLE, WY – Throughout the Town of Jackson’s District 2 rezoning process, one thing has remained clear. The public is overwhelmingly opposed to increasing the commercial...
- Posted May 3, 2016
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GUEST OPINION: System of a Down
Is America truly a democracy when voting continues to be rife with barriers? JACKSON HOLE, WY – There are a lot of angry Bernie Sanders supporters in Wyoming this week. Having won the state 56 to 44...
- Posted April 19, 2016
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GUEST OPINION: Bern Baby Bern
Why Democrats should support Bernie Sanders during Saturday’s caucus. JACKSON HOLE, WY – Teton County Democrats will hold their presidential preference caucus at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Senior Center, and the buzz on the street is that...
- Posted April 5, 2016
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GUEST OPINION: Sick Of It
Blue Cross, Blue Shield, red tape. JACKSON HOLE, WY – Last year, I hurt myself at one of my jobs. Or, more accurately, a chronic injury I got from working that job got bad enough that I...
- Posted March 23, 2016
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GUEST OPINION: Mainstream Money Myths
A small group of elite players continue to paint a false narrative of American economics. JACKSON HOLE, WY – When you advocate, as I do, for government to raise taxes and spend money on things like housing...
- Posted March 8, 2016
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GUEST OPINION: Wyoming Plays Politics with Healthcare
How Medicaid expansion has shifted from a no-brainer to a head-scratcher. JACKSON HOLE, WY – Let it be known that I’m not a fan of Obamacare. But the majority of Americans (including me) believe that people have...
- Posted February 23, 2016
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GUEST OPINION: Impending ‘Car’tastrophe
Are we steering ahead to a future where no one is behind the wheel? JACKSON HOLE, WYO – I received some interesting feedback from my Planet JH columns. Two responses in particular got me thinking about the subject...
- Posted February 9, 2016
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GUEST OPINION: Public Sector’s Bad Rap
Knee-jerk attacks on big government need to be examined. Jackson, WY – Among the many things Americans are noted for is a widespread antipathy towards government. This hostility is not unfounded; our government has the ability to...
- Posted January 26, 2016